the september 2015 csi bulletin

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the september 2015 csi bulletin
Congregation Sons of Israel
CONTINUING THE VISION — BUILDING OUR FUTURE
SEPTEMBER 2015
17 Elul 5775—17 Tishri 5776
SEPTEMBER DATES TO REMEMBER:
Sept. 7
Sept. 9, 6:30pm
Sept. 9, 7pm
Sept. 10
Sept. 14 & 15
Sept. 20
Sept. 20, 11am
Sept. 23
Sept. 28 & 29
CSI’s ORGANIC
MARKET IS
COMING SOON!
Opening Sunday is
September 6
11:30am-2:00pm
See page 6 for
more information!
OFFICE CLOSED. LABOR DAY.
High Holiday Chair Setup
Nursery School Back-To-School Night
First Day of Nursery School
OFFICE CLOSED. ROSH HASHANAH.
Religious School Open House.
See flyer on page 20 for times.
Sukkah building (outside)
OFFICE CLOSED. YOM KIPPUR.
OFFICE CLOSED. SUKKOT.
HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICE TIMES:
ROSH HASHANAH
Sunday, September 13
6:30 PM
Monday, September 14
Children’s Service (approx.-after Shofar service)
Family Service with Roni Shapiro
Tashlich
Holiday Evening Service
8:45 AM
11:30 AM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Tuesday, September 15
Children’s Service (approx.-after Shofar service)
8:45 AM
11:30 AM
YOM KIPPUR
Tuesday, September 22
Mincha Erev Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre
3:00 PM
6:30 PM
Wednesday, September 23
Children’s Service (approx.)
Yizkor Memorial Service (approx.)
Rabbi’s Study Session
Mincha
Ne’ila
Conclusion of Fast
9:00 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
7:35 PM
PLEASE REMEMBER TO
SEND US YOUR MEMORIAL
BOOK LISTINGS BY SEPT. 11.
DETAILS ON PAGE 4.
OPERATION ISAIAH FOOD DRIVE:
Our Annual High Holiday Food Drive runs
through Oct. 6. Shopping bags will be
available beginning with morning services
on Sept. 14. (Please do not shop on
Shabbat or during the High Holidays. )
(more on page 6)
From The Rabbi
High Holiday Tidbits
Cantorial Notes
From the President
Happy New Year Wishes
Men’s Club
News from Nursery PTA
page 3
page 4
page 5
page 7
page 8
page 12
page 12
Caring Community
Social Action Committee
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Nursery & Religious School
Children’s Holiday Services
Calendar
Sisterhood News
page 13
page 13
page 14
page 15
page 18
page 19
page 21
Kids Karousel Information
Donations Form
Recent Contributions
Mazal Tov and Condolences
Holiday Recipes
This Month’s B’Nai Mitzvah
Advertisements
page 23
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Congregation Sons of Israel
Congregation Sons of Israel
1666 Pleasantville Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Phone: (914) 762-2700
Fax:
(914) 941-3465
www.csibriarcliff.org
info@csibriarcliff.org
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
(adopted 1999, revised 2007):
Congregation Sons of Israel is
an egalitarian, Conservative
synagogue
dedicated
to
imparting Jewish values and
traditions from generation to
generation in a welcoming
participatory
environment.
We are a caring community
committed to lifelong Jewish
learning, the observance of
mitzvot, meaningful prayer
and charitable deeds. We
promote spiritual, cultural and
social connections within our
community, to the State of
Israel, and to Jews worldwide.
Rabbi Steven C. Kane
rabcsi@aol.com
Cantor Jeffrey Shiovitz
September 2015
Fundraising and
Development at CSI
We’d like to create a committee for
fundraising and development.
Do you have any interest and/or
experience in these areas?
Please contact Roberta Kay,
Fundraising Chairperson
(RobertaKay60@gmail.com)
at your earliest convenience.
Thank you!
NEW! After-School Enrichment Program
- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -
jshiovitz@gmail.com
Educational Director:
Roni Shapiro Ben-David
ronishapiro@csibriarcliff.org
Synagogue Director:
Ellen Green Johnson
ellen@csibriarcliff.org
School Admin./Office Mgr.:
Doreen Gioio
education@csibriarcliff.org
OFFICERS:
Jack Zinn, President
president@csibriarcliff.org
Elliot Barish, VP
Steven Bender, VP
Aaron Gershowitz, VP
Roberta Kay, VP
Bob Margolies, Treasurer
treasurer@csibriarcliff.org
Eric Nadler, VP, Secretary
Andrew Kagan, Past President
Bulletin Editor:
Jolie Levy
jolie@csibriarcliff.org
MONDAYS: FINE ARTS FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
This nine-class program will introduce the children to the
works of a different artist each week. We will learn about
the artist’s life and works and then experiment using that
artist’s subject or technique. Instructor: Robyn Shiovitz
FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-4
TUESDAYS: YOGA FOR KIDS
This eight-class program will introduce children to the
basics of yoga and will be designed just for kids! Please
provide your own mat. Instructor: Nannette Wasserman,
Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT200)
FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-4
COMING SOON: HOMEWORK HELP LAB and
LEGO ROBOTICS FUN
CLASSES BEGIN IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER.
For more information, please call 762-2700 or email
education@csibriarcliff.org.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
September 2015
Congregation Sons of Israel
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FROM THE RABBI
Steven C. Kane
We have a strange situation this year. Most of the
time we ask, "are the holidays late or early this
year?" It seems that this year they are right on
time! Children will have already begun the school
year, the leaves on the trees will have started to turn,
and the evenings will bring with them a bit of a chill in
the air. It seems that this year, for once, Rosh HaShanah will be exactly on time.
and become a Christian, he went on to write one of
the most influential books of Jewish philosophy in the
20th century, "The Star of Redemption." Later, he
would collaborate with the Jewish thinker Martin
Buber on a German translation of the Bible and on the
formation of the Lehrhaus, one of the first important
centers for adult study of Judaism.
While we may not know exactly what happened to
Of course, as far as what we hope to accomplish on
Franz Rosenzweig that year, we do know that there
the holidays, they are always right on time. The holi- was something about the holidays that changed his
days come exactly when we need them, and by truly
life and later the lives of those influenced by his
engaging with them we may find that they can actually writings. What challenged him more than a century
be life altering. One of the great contributions of
ago still challenges us today. How can each of us take
Judaism to our lives is the yearly "spiritual checkup"
advantage of the most important days of the Jewish
that the High Holidays bring. They give us the oppor- year to influence who we are and the kind of person
tunity to review our priorities and to make whole
we can become? If we are somehow able to do that,
again our broken relationships. This can of course be then the holidays will most certainly be exactly "on
quite challenging, but if we will spend the requisite
time" this year.
time on reflection and repentance during the ten days L'hitraot,
from Rosh HaShanah through Yom Kippur, our lives
can indeed change.
One of the great Jewish thinkers of the early part of
the 20th century was a man named Franz Rosenzweig. This was during a time when many Jews
considered becoming Christian. For some, it enabled
them to gain access to higher education often denied
to Jews. For others, it meant greater economic opportunities. Yet for Rosenzweig it was a matter of personal commitment. A number of his cousins and friends
had become Christian. One friend in particular, Eugen
Rosenstock-Huessy, had an ongoing correspondence
with Rosenzweig in which they discussed religious issues. Rosenstock-Huessy was born to an assimilated
Jewish family in Berlin and had converted to Christianity in early adulthood. In 1913, he challenged Rosenzweig to consider becoming a Christian. Rosenzweig
told his friend that he could only enter Christianity as
a Jew, and therefore he would spend the coming High
Holidays at synagogue, after which he would convert
to Christianity.
SELICHOT EVENING PROGRAM:
Saturday, September 5, 2015 – 9:00 P.M.
“When Jews Were Funny” is a documentary film by Canadian director, Alan
Zweig, which explores the role of Jewish
comedians in the history of North
American comedy and humor from
the Borscht belt to the present day.
The film features interviews with and/or performance clips of a wide variety of Jewish comedy performers and writers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The film premiered on September 10, 2013 at
the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It
subsequently won the festival award for the year's
best Canadian feature film.
For those who have not attended a Selichot service,
Selichot is a time of reflection, repentance, and
Something happened to Rosenzweig during those High
preparation for the Days of Awe. Services introducHolidays that made him reconsider his decision to being Holy Day themes, liturgy and melodies are
come a Christian. What exactly occurred we will never
conducted on the Saturday evening/Sunday morning
know, because in his subsequent writings he does not
preceding Rosh Hashanah. Pious Jews continue to
say! Yet clearly he was affected by those ten days of
rise early in prayer each subsequent day leading up
repentance, and it changed not only his life, but the
to Yom Kippur, the conclusion of this season of relives of countless Jews who went on to read his
pentance. Please join us.
books. Not only did he not choose to leave Judaism
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September 2015
HIGH HOLIDAYS 5776
Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 14-15
Kol Nidre: Sept. 22 Yom Kippur: Sept. 23
Sanctuary and entrance door ushers are needed for High Holiday services.
To volunteer as a sanctuary usher, please email Faye Dittelman, who has served as our
sanctuary usher chair for many years, at Faye@Dittelman.com.
To volunteer as an entrance door usher, please email ellen@CSIBriarcliff.org. Ellen will be
happy to give your names to Steve Bender, Entrance Usher Chair.
We welcome new faces to help with this one-time mitzvah. No experience necessary!
HIGH HOLIDAY TICKETS
High Holiday tickets were mailed to all members in good standing. If you do not receive your
tickets by September 1 and believe you should have, please contact Ellen in the office at
ellen@csibriarcliff.org or 762-2700. EVERYONE WILL NEED A TICKET TO ENTER so we can be
mindful of everyone’s safety. We really appreciate your cooperation!
HIGH HOLIDAY RESERVED SEATING
Those members who had reserved seats last year received reminders asking if
you want the same seats this year. Please respond as soon as possible. If you did
not have reserved seats last year and are interested in the possibility of having
reserved seats this year, please call Ellen, 762-2700, or at ellen@csibriarcliff.org.
RESERVED
HIGH HOLIDAY RESERVED PARKING
A limited number of reserved parking spots will be available for the High Holidays. If you
would like to purchase a parking spot ($300 each), please call Ellen in the office, 762-2700, or
email ellen@csibriarcliff.org.
MEMORIAL BOOKLET
We are once again preparing a Yom Kippur Memorial Booklet, a booklet dedicated to members who have passed away during the past year. If you wish to have a listing, we appreciate
having your information by September 4.
To make things simple, we have included a copy of your 2014 listings in the High Holiday
mailing that went out in August. The mailing also contained a form to be completed and returned to Ellen in advance of September 4.
$18 for 3 lines; $3 each additional line.
Please write “Memorial Book” in the memo of your check.
Thank you in advance for your continued support of this meaningful tribute to lost loved
ones.
September 2015
Congregation Sons of Israel
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CANTORIAL NOTES
Hazzan Jeffrey Shiovitz
The Songs of Selichot
Just as the Selichot liturgy serves as a prelude to the
High Holiday season, so does the music serve as an
overture to the musical riches of the solemn season
about to begin. The musical mode is a somber one
but particularly moving to Jewish hearts. Technically, it is an amalgam of several Western minor scales
and is knows to synagogue musicians as the Penitential Mode. Its use is not restricted to this service or
to the High Holiday season. It can also be heard in
more simple form at the daily service and at certain
moments on Shabbatot and festivals.
While the Selichot service is essentially a personal
one, the needs of the people Israel are never forgotten and the service closes with a prayer for the
redemption of Israel, “Shomer Yisrael.”
G’mar Chatima Tovah. May your name be sealed in
the book of life for a year of health, happiness and
peace.
Just as an overture presents snatches from the music
of the opera about the being, so the Selichot service
presents highlights of the most moving sections of
the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgies. The
beautiful, majestic and inspiring Kaddish of the Days
of Awe is heard for the first time since the previous
Yom Kippur. The piyutim, the sacred poetry of the
Selichot service, are particularly suited to the musical
ornamentation since they were originally written to
be sung. Many of the payyetanim were, themselves,
hazzanim. Since these poems are not part of the
“matbeah shel tefillah” (the coin of prayer—those
prayers which are specifically required for each service), the musical modes vary widely, offering a rich
collection of tunes and chants. The moving “Sh’ma
Koleinu” prayer is heard again in its plaintive plea for
God’s attention, as is the major congregational confession, the alphabetic acrostic beginning “Ashamnu,
bagadnu, gazalnu…”
Strangely enough, this soul-bearing confessional is
sung, not in a sad minor, but rather in a brilliant
major mode. When pressed for an explanation, one
scholar explained that Jews are so confident of God’s
mercy and justice that they confess readily, openly
and without fear.
HIGH HOLIDAY CHAIR SET UP
Help is needed to set up our chairs for the High Holidays on Wednesday, September 9, at
6:30 PM. We would greatly appreciate any and all assistance in making the High Holidays
comfortable for all those who will be joining us.
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Congregation Sons of Israel
September 2015
CSI’s ORGANIC MARKET
IS COMING SOON!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We are hoping to be open on Thursday & Friday afternoons and
Sunday mornings but cannot do it without your help.
OPENING DAY IS SUNDAY, SEPT. 6, 11:30am - 2:00pm
What is your
perception
about the
relationship
between
Judaism and
the outdoors,
food and
environment?
PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS WONDERFUL
PROJECT BE A HUGE SUCCESS!
If you can help us for an hour or two one
day after work or Sunday mornings, please
contact Rabbi Kane at RabCSI@aol.com.
“When it comes
to the environment, I want
the Jewish
community to
see itself as
part of the solution.” JOFEE
Professional.
THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS (11:00-2:00) AND SUNDAYS (11:30-2:00)
Jewish Outdoor, Food & Environmental Education (JOFEE)
These three new disciplines – Jewish outdoor education; Jewish food education and Jewish
environmental education – have grown sharply in the last dozen years. JOFEE is already renewing
American Jewish life – and helping to create a better world for all – in powerful ways.
SUKKOT
SHEMINI ATZERET
Sept. 27
Erev Sukkot
6:30 p.m.
Sept. 28
Sukkot Day 1
Morning Service
Evening Service
9:10 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
Oct. 4
Erev Shemini Atzeret
6:00 p.m.
Oct. 5
Morning Service
(Yizkor Recited)
9:10 a.m.
SIMCHAT TORAH
Sept. 29
Sukkot Day 2
Morning Service
Morning Service
Young Children’s Service
Evening Service
4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Oct. 6
Morning Service
9:10 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
HOSHANAH RABBAH
Oct. 4
Oct. 5
9:15 a.m.
September 2015
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Jack H. Zinn
While you are reading this just before Labor Day, I’m
writing this on August 12, the evening of the Perseid
meteor shower. I’ll be looking up at the heavens late
this evening, and will be thankful that we have a near
new moon, clear skies, and a beautiful night. I knew
it would be a near-moonless night because on Shabbat we announced that Rosh Chodesh Elul would
start Friday night. Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of a
month, always begins on a new moon. And, of
course, the start of Elul that means that Rosh Hashanah is just a month away.
Jewish holidays are nearly always “early” or “late,” so
goes the joke. This year, however, they seem right
on time. The Jewish calendar is a blend of solar years
and lunar months, using a leap month and, less
known, and a couple of months can also have an extra day or be short one day. Leap years on our calendar add a 30-day extra month of Adar seven times
every 19 years. Our sages codified our calendar almost 1000 years ago, with complex rules to keep all
of our holidays aligned. While the holidays move
back and forth, they are always in the right season.
On our secular calendar, holidays either fall on a specific day of the week (like Labor Day) or on a specific
date, like July 4th, and they can fall any day of the
week. On the Jewish calendar, there is more of a
rhythm and more reason for when holidays occur. If
you’ve ever noticed that Yom Kippur falls on Saturday
or Monday more often than it seems that it should,
you are right. It can’t fall on a Friday or Sunday, as
we would either not be able to prepare for Shabbat
or prepare for the fast on Yom Kippur if it did. And it
never falls on Tuesday because that would put
Hoshanah Rabba, the last day of Sukkot before
Sh’mini Atzeret, on Shabbat, which wouldn’t work
either. So the calendar is crafted to always adjust the
length of one or two months by a day so that the holidays always fall on the “right” days.
The next major event in the night sky is the fourth
total lunar eclipse in the last 18 months. It occurs on
the evening of September 27th. This also marks the
start of Sukkot, and that is not a coincidence. The first
nights of Passover 2014 and 2015 also coincided with
total lunar eclipses, and so did Sukkot 2014. That is
because our calendar is tied to both the solar year,
keeping our holidays in the right season, and to the
lunar months, keeping our holidays on the same day
of the lunar cycle. Pesach and Sukkot both start at
the Full Moon, and so are holidays that are primed
for coinciding with lunar eclipses.
When building a sukkah, its s’khakh (roof) should still
allow you to see the sky during the day and the stars
at night. Sukkot is truly a holiday for watching the
heavens. This first day of Sukkot, gather with family
and friends, enjoy a holiday meal together, and then
come back outside later, sit back, and watch the
Earth’s shadow cover the moon. When fully eclipsed,
the moon will likely look red, as the light from all the
sunrises and sunsets around the world will be the only light to illuminate its surface, which is a beautiful
thought. This eclipse will be the last one visible to us
until January of 2019, so hope for clear skies and
keep in mind the wonder of our universe and our intimate connection to it and each other while you enjoy
the holidays.
Darlene, Ian, Rebecca, and I wish you a happy and
sweet New Year. L’Shana Tovah Tekatev v’Techatem
– May you be inscribed for a good year!
2015-16 Board of Trustees
Jack Zinn, President
Trustees 3 years:
Elliott Barish, V.P.
Marc Auslander
Steven Bender, V.P.
Orit Daly
Aaron Gershowitz, V.P.
Joshua Diamond
Roberta Kay, V.P.
Aaron Ovedia
Robert Margolies,
Mark Rosenberg
Treasurer
Eric Wrubel
Eric Nadler, V.P., Secretary
Andrew Kagan, Immediate Past President
Trustees 2 years:
Michael Casper
Robin Ginsberg
Dan Levine
Barbara Palefsky
Neil Schluger
Fred Schulman
Trustees 1 Year:
Anthony Anisman
Doron Bar-Levav
Ira Eisenstein
Lawrence Smoler
Mark Wancier
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September 2015
A Happy and Healthy New Year
to the entire CSI Congregation!
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ackerman
Mr. Robert Adler-Sole
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Aframian
Jeffrey & Mary Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Alpert
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Alpert
D. Altman & R. Rosenbaum
Warren & Susan Altwerger
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Amsel
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Anisman
Diego Antman & Irit Bomer
J. Arfa & Dr. B. Bernstein
B. Ashley & R. Weinreb
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Auslander
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Axelrod
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Baer
Mrs. Ruth Baer
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Balog
Elliot & Antoinette Band
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Banks
Mr. & Mrs. Asher Banks
Dr. & Mrs. Elliott Barish
Mr. & Mrs. Doron Bar-Levav
Mr. & Mrs. Gil Barzilai
S. Begleiter & K. Saponar
Mr. & Mrs. Benny Ben David
Steven & Audrey Bender
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Benjamin
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Ben-Zvi
Mrs. Annleah Berger
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Berger
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Berkower
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Berman
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Birnbach
Mr. Richard & Dr. Audrey Birnbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Block
Dr. Andrew & Mrs. Elaine Bloom
Mr. Gregory Blue
Judith Boehr
Drs. J. Allen & Andrea Britvan
Steven & Bonnie Bromberg
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bronson
Dean Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Browne
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Calderon
Daniel Callaway & Stacey Nachtaler
Callaway
Clifford & Denise Carter
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Casper
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Charney
Leonard & Deborah Chubinsky
Mr. Richard Langeloh & Ms. Helen
Chuckrow
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Citron
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Code
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Cohen
Ms. Deborah Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Cohen
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Cohn
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Cooper
Ms. Jamie Cotel
Joseph Craig & Pamela Roth-Craig
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Crosswell
Mr. & Mrs. David Daly
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Dank
Ms. Sharon Davis
Mr. Robert Davis
Glenn Pacchiana & Alina Di Donato
J. Diamond & Z. Glazenberg
Peter & Susan Diamond
Mrs. Sharon Dittelman
D. Perelman & F. Dittelman
Peter & Shane Dolch
Ron Dolgin & Maureen MontoneDolgin
Mrs. Tamar Drucker
W. Drucker & R. Rosenbaum
Alan & Judith Duke
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Dworkin
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Dzbanek
Philip & Ali Edelstein
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Edlavitch
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Eichenholtz
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Eidlitz
Mrs. Sylvia Eisenstein
Ira & Ellen Eisenstein
Mr. Asaf Falah & Mrs. Jeanette
Liu-Falah
Adele Feldman
Belle Feldman
Joel & Linda Feldman
Dr. & Mrs. Jerome Felsenstein
Drs. Alex Fijman & Marjory Alabre
David Fishkin
Mr. Howard Fleischer & Ms. Anna
Medeiros
William & Meredith Fogel
Mr. Alan Fox & Ms. Resa Mestel
Marshall & Rosanna Frank
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Freeman
Mrs. Roberta Freilich
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Eleanor Frey
Martin & Eleanor Friedman
E. Fuhr & M. Pine
Mr. R. Gans & Ms. S. Propp
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Gershowitz
Ms. Lois Gimpel Shaukat
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Ginsberg
D. Ginsberg & S. Ziskin
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Ginsberg
Corey & Emily Ginsburg
J. Glaser & J. Freedman
Robert & Randee Glazer
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Gold
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Goldheim
Mrs. Tina Goldman
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Goldstein
Alan & Debra Goodman
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Gordon
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Gordon
Mr. & Mrs. William Gorlin
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Gorman
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Gottlieb
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gottlieb
Marcy Gray
Mr. Todd Greenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Greenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Greenstein
Mr. Harvey Grosberg
Mr. & Mrs. Neal Haber
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Haberman
Stuart & Stacy Halper
Mr. & Mrs. David Handsman
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hannan
Ronald & Lynn Hanover
Dr. & Mrs. Henry Hartman
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Hawson
Dr. Keith & Mrs. Jennifer Hentel
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Hertz
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A Happy and Healthy New Year
to the entire CSI Congregation!
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hodara
Larry Holzberg & Merrie Daitch
Stuart & Rhoda Holzer
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Honigman
Mr. & Mrs. David Horing
Mrs. Evelyn Horowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Horowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Horowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Horowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jablansky
Mrs. Ruth Jablansky
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Jacobson
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Jampol
Mr. & Mrs. William Jelinek
Ms. Ellen Johnson
Robert & Lisa Josephberg
Steven & Maxine Juvelier
Jeff & Cindy Kabat
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kagan
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Kahan
Dr. & Mrs. Stewart Kamen
Rabbi Steven & Mrs. Judy Kane
Dina Kaplan
L. Karp & E. Susman Karp
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Karp
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Katz
Stephen & Norma Katz
Mrs. Cheryl Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kavee
Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Kavy
Jane Kavy
Dr. Richard & Mrs. Roberta Kay
Edward & Linda Kaye
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Kazin
Mr. & Mrs. David Keidan
Ronnie Kent
David & Marion Kessler
Mrs. Cheryl Kestenbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kilman
Dr. Jonathan Kirsch
Michael & Margery Kirsch
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Kirschner
Michael Klein
David & Dayna Kleiner
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Kleinman
Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Kobren
Mr. & Mrs. David Kogan
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kolbrener
Scott Kornberg & Milana Flusberg
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Kornblau
Mark & Elyse Kovler
Mr. & Mrs. Burton Koyner
Arthur Krakowski & Mary Refling
Peter Kretzmer
Mrs. Phyllis Kurfirst
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kutcher
Mr. & Mrs. David Lachtman
Richard & Hillary Landau
Dr. Gregg Lanier & Ms. Linda
Boucai-Lanier
Scott & Melinda Lanoff
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Lash
Mr. & Mrs. John Le Var
Gary & Lisa Lehrman
Dr. & Mrs. Eric Leibert
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Leitman
Dr. Arthur & Mrs. Susan Lerner
Jonathan & Jill Lerner
Leonard & Kathleen Levin
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Levine
Mr. & Mrs. David Levine
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Levine
Mr. & Mrs. David Levitt
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Levitt
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Levitt
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Lichtenstein
Jeffrey & Nance Lichtman
Mathew & Carolyn Linett
Mr. & Mrs. Marc London
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lucht
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ludwig
Mr. & Mrs. Naftali Lustig
Mr. & Mrs. Rob Makaron
Barry & Karen Malmet
Mr. & Mrs. Deane Marcus
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Margolies
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Markowitz
Ms. Lynn Markowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Masry
Dr. Kevin & Mrs. Sonia Mathisson
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Merin
Mr. Eric Messer
David & Elizabeth Metzger
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Miller
John & Helene Miller
Konstantin Millerman & Ekaterina
Milchtein
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Minkoff
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Mirsky
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Mitzner
Andrew & Susan Morris
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mortman
Ms. Julie Moss
Dr. & Mrs. Ronnie Myers
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Nackman
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Nadel
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nadler
Mr. & Mrs. David Nass
Seth & Marian Natter
Scott & Sari Neave
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Neider
Mr. Joel Neuberg
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Neuman
Ms. Arleen Neustein
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Neveloff
W. Null & L. Thaler
Mr. & Mrs. Brad Okun
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Olin
Mrs. Sharon Orenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Orientale
Harold & Ruth Ossher
Aaron Ovedia
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Packer
Mr. & Mrs. John Palefsky
J. Parker & D. Kittay-Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Pavony
Mr. & Mrs. Giora Payes
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Pergament
Mr. & Mrs. David Perlman
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Perlow
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Peskoe
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Plank
Steven & Inna Polevoy
Dr. Nurit Praeger
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Primack
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Ramer
Mr. & Mrs. David Raphael
Mrs. Rosalyn Rappaport
Mr. Steve Rappaport & Ms. Janice
Nelson Rappaport
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September 2015
A Happy and Healthy New Year
to the entire CSI Congregation!
Mr. & Mrs. Neal Rechtman
Mrs. Roslynne Reichgott
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Reiner
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Reisman
Mr. & Mrs. Werner Renberg
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Richter
Mr. & Mrs. William Robbins
Mr. & Mrs. Evan Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenberg
Stewart Rosenblatt & Mindy Kombert
Richard & Betsy Rosenblum
Ms. Judith Rosof
Dr. Nechama Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Roth
Mr. & Mrs. David Rothfeld
Mr. Murray Rottenberg
Mr. Andrew Rotter & Ms. Rhona
Golubock
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Rude
Jordan & Laura Russin
Dr. & Mrs. Matthew Rutman
Raymond & Marion Sader
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Sankin
Steven Saper & Shelley Glick
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Saperstein
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Sarkozi
Jonathan & Meredyth Satran
William & Joyce Schacter
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Scharf
Ms. Susan Scharf
Mrs. Helayne Scheier
Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Schiffman
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Schifrin
Mr. R. Schloss & Ms. E. Sack
Drs. Neil & Leona Schluger
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schneck
Mr. & Mrs. I. Sid Schneider
Jeffrey & Renata Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Schoenfeld
E. Scholnick & E. Ginsberg
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schonfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick Schulman
Michael & Pamela Schumacher
Diana Schutt
Mrs. Esther Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Schwartz
Barry & Gretta Seidel
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Semler
Dr. Nelly Sereny
Dr. Barry Shapiro & Dr. Judith Jay
Robert Shapiro
Louis Sherman & Marci Dressler
Ms. Pamela Sherman
Mrs. Selma Sherman
Gerald Sherr
Cantor & Mrs. Jeffrey Shiovitz
Shari Ship
Gail Sider
Mr. & Mrs. David Silberman
Suzy Silverman
Daniel Silvershein & Judy Schwab
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Silverstein
Mark & Celiane Silverstein
Daniel & Jill Singer
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Sirota
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Slutsky
Lawrence & Jodie Smoler
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Speier
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sperling
Barry & Libby Spitzer
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Stern
Victor & Mary Sternberg
Mr. Marc Sternfeld
Mr. & Mrs. David Stiffman
Ann Studen
Vladimir & Marina Sukonnik
Alan & Joanne Suna
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sunberg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sweedler
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Taffet
Michael & Jennifer Tawil
Drs. Michael & Laura Teitelbaum
Mr. & Mrs. B. Michael Thrope
Adam & Marnie Tihany
Dr. Sheldon Travin
Gary & Nancy Turer
Mr. Claude Tusk & Ms. Joyce
Perlmutter
Scott & Nancy Van Camp
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Venezia
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Wachtel
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Wachtel
Mr. Mark & Dr. Romina Wancier
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wasserman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Watt
Ms. Susan Wattenberg
Jay & Gayle Waxenberg
Mr. William Paulmeno & Ms. Larisa
Wayne-Paulmeno
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Weinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Weiner
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Weinstein
Drs. Stephen & Ellen Weiser
Ms. Tina Weisman
Mrs. Barbara Weiss
Dr. David Weiss
Matthew & Vivian Weiss
Evan & Elaine Wetzler
Mr. & Mrs. David Wexler
Leon White
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wizwer
Ronald & Hillary Wohl
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Wolf
Jason & Sharon Wolin
Mr. Eric Wrubel & Mr. Paul Toth
Mr. George Yankwitt
Barry & Donna Yellen
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Yoken
Ms. Debra Young
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Yules
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Zaretzky
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Zeitlin
David & Lisa Zimmerman
Mr. & Mrs. George Zimmerman
Jack Zinn & Darlene Fairman
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Zonan
Mr. Gerald Zuckerman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zuckerman
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DO YOU WANT TO JOIN
THE CSI CHOIR?
If you sing tenor or bass and
would like to sing with the CSI
Choir, please call either Judy
Boehr (762-1984) or Cantor
Shiovitz (762-2700).
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September 2015
Please join the Hudson Valley Region at CSI
for a meeting on Tuesday, September 8th,
By Jason Eidlitz, President
at 730 pm. A light dinner will be served.
All Men’s Club members are welcome.
Please RSVP to Jason at jshoedog@optonline.net before September 2nd.
Mark your calendars for our annual Men’s Club Scotch and Steak in the Sukkah on
October 4th. Watch for more information!
Annual membership is $36. Membership is required to attend the dinner. To
become a member, please contact Jason Eidlitz.
MEN’S CLUB NEWS
CSI’S PAYMENT SCHEDULE
One third (1/3) of all fees is due by September 1, 2015 in order to receive High
Holiday tickets. The remaining balance is due in two installments: December 1,
2015 and March 1, 2016. This payment schedule applies to all fees, including
dues, Religious School tuition and building fund. Of course, payments may be
made in full at any time before these dates. To register your child(ren) in Nursery
School and/or Religious School, you may not have an outstanding balance from
prior years.
If you have any questions, please email CSI’s treasurer, Bob Margolies, at
treasurer@csibriarcliff.org.
NEWS FROM THE NURSERY SCHOOL PTA
The NS PTA is excited for another great school year! We welcome
back all returning students and are happy to see so many new ones.
We are looking forward to the upcoming events that will start off the
2015-2016 school year!
Tues., Sept. 8th, from 10am- 12pm: Back to school playground playdate: an event for
families and children to meet and play at CSI before school starts. All students, siblings,
and parents are welcome to join!
Wed., Sept. 9th, 7pm: Back to School Night [parents only, please]: Come learn about our
upcoming events, receive a directory of other NS families, and a welcome packet from
CSI and the PTA.
Thurs. & Fri., Sept. 10th & 11th 9am: Welcome Breakfast: The PTA will be hosting breakfast for parents/caretakers after drop-off on the first day of school. We hope many
parents/caretakers will stay to meet new members and visit with friends.
The NS PTA wishes everyone a Happy, Healthy, and Sweet New Year! L’shana Tova.
~ Randi Teplow-Phipps
September 2015
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CARING COMMUNITY
By Merrie Daitch
We really do have a CARING COMMUNITY! If you take
a little time to SHARE and CARE, you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did something good to help
someone else! Remember to call the office, 762-2700,
if you know of someone who needs some caring. Our
next meeting is Tuesday, September 1 at 7:00 PM.
Do you have a friend or neighbor who
may be interested in synagogue life?
Ask them to contact one of us:
Roberta Bar-Levav, Membership Chair,
rbarlevav@gmail.com or Ellen Johnson, Synagogue
Director, ellen@csibriarcliff.org.
We welcome inter-faith families! Interfaith parents are
full participants in all life cycle events, programs, and
classes and are welcome to serve on CSI's committees.
ATTENTION SUMMER CAMPERS!!
If you or a family member attended or
worked at a Jewish Educational Summer Camp, please send me the details ASAP.
What camp? Where? Were you a camper or on staff?
Please email ALL the details to me so I may share them!
jolie@csibriarcliff.org
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
By Judy Boehr
The Gift Shop of CSI, Matanah, is open
during Sunday Religious School hours.
Come take a look at the wonderful gifts
available, some of which are imported
from Israel. For assistance outside of
Matanah hours, please send an email to
giftshop@csibriarcliff.org.
COME JOIN US
We are looking to expand our membership as we look for
new ways to improve our community and our world. If
you are interested in joining us, please contact Judy
Boehr (tanglewoodtoots@juno.com or at 762-1984). We are always looking for ideas and suggestions to
build on our already successful food and collection drives. We hope to widen the types of projects in which
we engage, so please let us know your thoughts.
FIRST MEETING: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 7:30 P.M. JOIN US!!
Operation Isaiah Food Drive: Shopping bags for our annual High Holiday food drive to benefit the
Ossining Food Pantry will be available beginning with morning services on Rosh Hashanah on September
14. Please bring your donations to CSI by October 6. Specially needed are cereal (10-14 oz. boxes please),
tuna fish, peanut butter, jelly and Bisquick. Please call Judy Boehr at 762-1984 if you’d like to help out.
HINT: You may want to start watching for sales now.
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September 2015
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
September 2015
The following children are celebrating birthdays during the
month of September and will be called to the bimah to receive
a blessing at our next 7:00 PM Family Night/Shabbat Rocks
service. Only the names of those present will be called. Please
take your name card out of the “birthday box” in the front
lobby and present it to a Ritual Committee usher.
Harrison Fleischer
Daniel Josephberg
Ava Miser
Haley Sander
Drew Ginsberg
Skylar Kamen
Jacob Moss
Rowan Scheir
Samuel Glaser
Camila Lanier
Justin Plank
Ben Siegel
Brianna Hawson
Ben Lichtenstein
Nicole Polevoy
Miles Tawil
Henry Janos
Stephanie Markowitz Taylor Primack
Jeremy Venezia
Benjamin Jelinek
Hailey Merker
Ryan Russin
Jake Wexler
MAZAL TOV to our members who are celebrating
anniversaries during the month of September:
Date
1 Marc & Julie London
2
Years
19
Date
13 Deane & Abbe Marcus
William Paulmeno & Larisa
Wayne-Paulmeno
Years
29
Bill & Meredith Fogel
15
Alex Fijman & Marjory Alabre
Elliot Fuhr & Merle Pine
Kevin & Sonia Mathisson
Bob Schloss & Emily Sack
Evan & Elaine Wetzler
Howie & Barbara Kutcher
Neil & Leona Schluger
9
29
17
34
29
19
25
William & Melissa Jelinek
15 Steven & Robin Karp
Adam & Susan Wachtel
16 Steve & Norma Katz
17 Arthur & Benji Baer
David & Elizabeth Metzger
Peter & Shane Dolch
17
28
4
31
26
26
10
10 Richard Gans & Sharman Propp
26
21 Barry Shapiro & Judith Jay
30
11 Richard & Audrey Birnbaum
21
Daniel Callaway &
Stacey Nachtaler Callaway
23
Philip & Amy Horowitz
12 Arnie & Sharon Richter
Andy & Carole Kagan
21
63
39
Paul & Nannette Wasserman
Jonathan & Joan Birnbach
Craig & Alison Jampol
Scott & Sari Neave
26
22
29
4
6
7
8
9
23
26
28
29
25
September 2015
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NURSERY & RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
Roni Shapiro, Educational Director
Welcome Back to all of our families! CSI schools and
youth community are going to be better than ever!
We’ve added, changed and tweaked and then
tweaked again until we felt we are ready for a great
year of Limud – Study, Tikkun Olam – Repairing the
World and Tefilah- Prayer & spirituality.
Nursery School: Change is good so we’ve done it!
Toni Band and Faith Kavy will be teaching the 2’s in
Room 12. Aimee Axelrod and Maris Aschen will be
teaching the 3’s in Rooms 13/14 and Lori Kavy and
Michelle Korzen will be teaching the 4’s in Rooms 3/4.
Come by and visit and see all of our redecorating!
Parents of young children — look out for all of our
new PJ Library programs and free babysitting nights
scheduled at CSI!
Religious School: Welcome to our Pre-K children
joining Shorashim! School begins for all September
20. Parents please join us for a “Back To School
Coffee” that morning. Meet your child’s teacher and
hear what the class will be learning all year. As we
continue revamping our curriculum, learn about our
“Four Big Ideas” that will permeate our school year
and learning.
Big Idea #1: Deep Connection to Our Sacred Texts:
By developing deeper connections to our sacred
texts, we discover the values of our tradition and find
meaning for our lives.
Big Idea #2: Belonging to a Spiritual Community of
Practice: Being part of a community helps us at times
of happiness and sadness. We can support each other through all of life’s experiences. Through prayer
and ritual celebrations, we build community.
Big Idea #3: Living Our Jewish Values: Judaism’s
values, middot, provide us with guidelines for living
that will help us find meaning and purpose as we live
our lives. By living these values, we will experience
deep connections to one another, the world and God.
Big Idea #4: Israel is Our Second Home: Whether
over 3000 years ago or today, Jews have always had a
special relationship with the land and people of Israel.
By understanding the Israel of yesterday and learn
about the Israel of today, we will create a love and
commitment to Modern Israel.
NEW!!! After-School Enrichment
Classes for elementary-aged children.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! See page 2.
New Hebrew High school three-week class options,
guest teachers, teen leadership committee and lots
of teen community service hour opportunities.
Make sure to check our full program on line at CSI’s
website and facebook page.
Here are some classes that will be offered:
◈ Jewish mobsters
◈ Kosher cooking
◈ Jews in sports
◈ Jewish yoga and meditation
◈ Anti-Israel activism on the American college campus
◈ Do Jews believe in reincarnation/life after death,
heaven and hell, spells & magic?
◈ The presidential election debate: the Jewish side
of things
◈ Secrets of the Mezzuzah: learning about and
making your own
◈ Krav Maga – Israeli Martial Arts for Self Defense
◈ Jewish Law review: stealing and cheating
◈ Jewish medical ethics: stem cell study to transplants - is it kosher?
Thank you to Aimee Axelrod and all of our wonderful summer camp staff for making summer 2015
great!
As always, we encourage and welcome your input
and suggestions. It’s going to be a great year!
CSI Religious School
Mission Statement and Objectives
CSI Religious School is an inclusive community committed to educating our children in the many facets of
Judaism and fostering the development of their Jewish
identities and a lifelong love of Jewish learning and
doing Mitzvot.
 We teach our children how to maintain and appreciate Jewish traditions while living in a modern world.
 We instill pride in our children of their Jewish heritage and help them come to a deeper understanding
of who they are as Jews through the study of Torah
and Hebrew prayer.
 We cultivate a personal connection to Israel.
 We promote acts of Hesed (kindness) and Tzedakah
(charity).
 We provide a positive social atmosphere which encourages students to develop relationships with one
another.
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September 2015
A Message From Michael Teitelbaum
I just read an important medical warning with Jewish implications in
one of my dental journals. It says that taking Tylenol, also known as acetaminophen, under certain conditions can be bad for your health.
What conditions affect us as Jews? Taking Tylenol with low glutathione
levels can cause liver damage, and this happens when you drink alcohol or fast. Yom Kippur is coming up, and after a day of fasting many
people need a pain reliever. On the basis of the latest research, I'm going to recommend that you either take something other than Tylenol or at least eat something
first, preferably avoiding wine or other alcohol.
On the other hand, maybe we won't need any pain reliever at all and will "have an easy fast."
Research, which I conducted with help from many CSI members, indicated a big factor in having an easy fast is being well hydrated before hand. People who drank extra water the day before Yom Kippur and at dinner had an easier fast than those who didn't. A contributing factor
can be the choice of your pre-fast dinner. A meat meal can be a double whammy, since meat
is high in protein. It requires more water to digest, and kosher meats are salted, which eats
up even more of your headache-preventing water. Conversely, just like runners before a marathon, a bowl of pasta (with no meat, and low-sodium sauce) is made up of healthy complex
carbohydrates (not the sugary, simple "carbs" which you should avoid) and, as the name implies, are "hydrated" — giving, not stealing, water from our bodies.
If you would like to help continue this research and, potentially, help those worldwide, keep
track of:
1) how much you drink the day and evening before Yom Kippur;
2) what you have for dinner before Yom Kippur;
3) on a scale of one – 10 (one being hard, 10 being easy), how hard was your fast?
Please let me know your findings, either at the CSI break-fast or e-mail me at
Dr@DentistSpa.com.
Hope we all have 10's
for the New Year!
Yours truly,
Michael Teitelbaum
September 2015
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Sukkah builders are needed on
Sunday, Sept. 20, 11:00 A.M.
Needed: electric drills, socket wrenches,
screwdrivers, hammers and wrenches.
RSVP’s are always appreciated!
Contact Michael Teitelbaum at
Dr.@DentistSpa.com.
CHILDREN’S HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES
(The Rabbi will dismiss children from the main
sanctuary following the Shofar service.)
SEPT. 14, 11:30-12:30
2’s & 3’s
4’s & Kindergarten
Grades 1 & 2
Grades 3 & 4
Grades 5, 6 & 7
Grades 8-12
Room 12
Room 13/14
Room 6
Room 11
Small Chapel
Upstairs
Toni Band
Michelle Korzen
Robyn Shiovitz
Tova Shapiro
Sheera Zuckerman
Roni Shapiro
Room 12
Room 13/14
Room 6
Small Chapel
Upstairs
Toni Band
Michelle Korzen
Robyn Shiovitz
Sheera Zuckerman
Roni Shapiro
SEPT. 15, 11:30-12:30
2’s & 3’s
4’s & Kindergarten
Grades 1, 2 & 3
Grades 4, 5, 6 & 7
Grades 8-12
BABYSITTING (BY RESERVATION ONLY): Rooms 3 & 4
Email ellen@csibriarcliff.org
There will be a Family Service led by Roni Shapiro on
September 14 at 4:00 — followed by Tashlich at 5:30.
THE FAMILY SERVICE IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
PLEASE JOIN US on Tuesday, October 6, at our Simchat Torah Morning Service
when we honor two CSI Members as our Kalat Bereshit and Hatan HaTorah.
The members’ names will be announced during the High Holiday services.
September 2015
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September 2015 / 17 Elul 5775-17 Tishri 5776
Sun
Mon
COLOR KEY:
NURSERY SCHOOL
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
YOUTH
IMPORTANT NOTE
6
22 Elul 7
23 Elul
9:15am-Minyan 9:15am-Minyan
OFFICE CLOSED
LABOR DAY
ORGANIC
FARM
11:30-2
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
17 Elul 2
11:15am-Jews In The
News
7:00pm-Caring
Community
7:00pm-Social Comm
18 Elul 3
19 Elul 4
20 Elul 5
21 Elul
Ki
Tavo
7:15am-Minyan 6:30pmKabbalat
9:10am-Services
Shabbat
BAR MITZVAH of
AARON ROTTER
CL: 7:04
9:00pm-Selichot
8
24 Elul 9
25 Elul 10
26 Elul 11
27 Elul 12
28 Elul
NS OPENING NS Cantor
Nitzavim
9:00am-NS Staff
9:00am-NS Staff
DAY
Shofar Blowing 9:10am-Services
Mtg.
Mtg.
9:00am-NS PTA 10:15am-NS
11:15am-Jews In The 4:00pm-RS Staff
BABY NAMING
coffee/breakfast Shabbat
News
Mtg.
Of
6:30pmARIELLA DANI
4:00pm-RS Staff
6:30pm-High Holi- 10:30amHaMishpacha
Kabbalat
FEINSTEIN
Mtg.
day Chair Setup
Discussion Grp. Shabbat
5:00pm-Shofar
7:00pm-NS Back-to
7:15am-Minyan
Blowing w/Cantor -School Night
5:00pm-Shofar
ORGANIC
7:30pm-Education
Blowing w/
FARM
Committee
Cantor
11:00-2
7:30pm-Men’s Club
ORGANIC
7:30pm-Social Action
FARM
CL: 6:53
11:00-2
Committee
15
2 Tishri 16
3 Tishri 17
4 Tishri 18
5 Tishri 19
6 Tishri
OFFICE CLOSED
7:15am-Minyan 10:15am-NS
Vayeilech
ROSH HASHANAH
Shabbat
9:10am-Services
8:45am-RH Day 2
6:30pmMorning Service
Kabbalat
Shabbat
11:30am-Children’s
Service (after shofar)
13
29 Elul 14
1 Tishri
9:15am-Minyan
OFFICE CLOSED
6:30pm-RH Even- ROSH HASHANAH
ing Service
7:15am-Minyan
8:45am-RH Day 1
Morning Service
11:30am-Children’s
Service (after shofar)
4:00pm-Family
Service
5:30pm-Tashlich
6:15pm-Evening
Service
20
7 Tishri 21
8 Tishri 22
9 Tishri
9:00am-RS OPEN 7:15am-Minyan
11:15am-Jews In The
HOUSE-Grades 7:00pm-Bridge Club News
Pre-K through 6 7:00pm-Executive
3:00pm-Mincha Erev
9:15am-Minyan Committee
YK Service
11:00am-Heh
6:30pm-Kol Nidre
8:15pm-Board of
Parents/
Trustees
Students Mtg.
11:00am-Sukkah
building
ORGANIC
FARM
11:30-2
27
14 Tishri 28
15 Tishri 29
16 Tishri
9:15am-Minyan
OFFICE CLOSED
OFFICE CLOSED
SUKKOT
SUKKOT
11:00amHebrew High
7:15am-Minyan
9:10am-Sukkot
6:00-Teen Lev
Morning Service
9:10am-Sukkot
Sukkot Program Morning Service
10:30am-PJ Library
6:30pm-Erev
6:30pm-Sukkot Even- Sukkot
Sukkot Service
ing Service
ORGANIC FARM
11:30-2
ORGANIC
FARM
11:00-2
ORGANIC
FARM
11:00-2
CL: 6:41
23
10 Tishri
OFFICE CLOSED
YOM KIPPUR
9:00am-YK Holiday
Service
11:30am-Children’s
Service
11:45pm-Yizkor
3:30pm-Rabbi’s
Study
4:30pm-Mincha
6:00pm-Ne’ila
30
17 Tishri
NS Fire Drill
NS Snack in Sukkah
24
11 Tishri
7:15am-Minyan
10:30amHaMishpacha
Discussion Grp.
25 12 Tishri
10:15am-NS
Shabbat
6:30pmKabbalat
Shabbat
ORGANIC
FARM
11:00-2
ORGANIC
FARM
11:00-2
26
13 Tishri
Ha ‘Azinu
9:10am-Services
10:30am-Kadima
11:00am-Junior
Congregation
BAT MITZVAH of
RACHEL
MATHISSON
CL: 6:29
CL = candle lighting time.
SHABBAT ends
ONE HOUR AFTER
candle lighting time.
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SISTERHOOD NEWS
By Marion Jablansky, Secretary
Shana tova!! Summer may be coming to an end, but
Sisterhood is just getting started for the 2015-2016
membership year. Lots of activities and programs
have been planned, and it would be wonderful if all
the women of CSI became members and participated
in the various activities. Dues are only $36 for the
year, and they include attendance at the membership dinner on Wednesday, October 21. This dinner
is always delicious and always includes an interesting
speaker. More details to follow.
The gift shop will be open on Sunday, September 20,
from 9 AM until 12:30 PM and will be open every
Sunday as long as Religious School is in session. The
gift shop needs you! If you would like to become part
of the gift shop committee, please send an email to
giftshop@csibriarcliff.org and let us know. Also, if
you need anything when the gift shop is not open,
please email us at giftshop@csibriarcliff.org and
someone will get back to you as soon as possible to
set up a meeting time or to answer your question.
In case you were wondering, the first Mah Jong game
will be Monday, October 26, at 7:30 PM. Knowledge
of the game is not necessary. There is always a beginners’ table.
There is a lot going on at CSI Sisterhood. The new
membership year has begun! Please make sure you
are current on your dues. The Sisterhood weekly
emails will resume in a few weeks. After the membership dinner, only members who have paid their
membership dues will continue to receive our weekly
emails.
The CSI bulletin and the CSI website are great
sources of information. Continue to read future bulletins, as well as check the website for future Sisterhood programs.
Also, we are always looking for new ideas, so if you
have any suggestions or wish to lead or help with an
activity, please let us know. Our officers/chairpersons are always open to new ideas.
President:
Robin Ginsberg
Treasurer/Financial Secretary:
Sharon Richter
Recording Secretary:
Beth Levine
Corresponding Secretary/ Bulletin:
Marion Jablansky
Membership:
Annleah Berger
Mah Jongg Chair:
Cheryl Katz
Gift Shop:
Annleah Berger/ Robin Ginsberg
Jill Greenstein/Marion Jablansky
Sharon Orenstein
www.WLCJ.org = the website for Women’s
League for Conservative Judaism, the organization to which your Sisterhood belongs.
Log in and check it out today!
Gift tip: The gift shop has a lot of hostess gifts to choose
from to bring to your holiday dinner hosts. The gift shop
also has a lot of beautiful items to brighten your own holiday table.
Remember to join Sisterhood!
We started our new fiscal year on July 1.
Sisterhood Membership 2015-2016
Please send your $36.00 check for dues
payable to: CSI Sisterhood
and return it with this form to:
CSI Sisterhood
1666 Pleasantville Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Name_____________________________________________
Phone____________________________________________
Address___________________________________________
Email_____________________________________________
For questions concerning membership or to sign up for
a Sisterhood committee, please call Annleah Berger,
762-5312, or email Annberger@optonline.net.
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CALLING ALL FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
AGES 2 – 6 YEARS OLD!
Kids Karousel, Ltd., an afternoon enrichment program for Preschoolers, ages 2-6 years old, is now accepting applications for
its fall program.
Kids Karousel offers a variety of programs including, but not limited to, Pre-K Scholars, Cooking, Art and Literature, Sports,
Zumba, Theater and Lego Mania. We are conveniently located
at Congregations Sons of Israel in Briarcliff Manor, NY. We have
ample parking and easy access to Route 9A and major highways.
Hours: 12:00pm-2:45pm (Monday-Friday)
Info: Contact Faith at (914) 923-0160 or KarouselK@aol.com
Location: 1666 Pleasantville Rd., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Wish you had an extra 30 minutes to an hour
in the morning? Need to catch a train?
Early Birds
Before-class supervision for 2’S, 3’s and 4’s with Faith Kavy
School days from 8:00 – 8:55 AM
(No drop-off without a reservation)
8:30-8:55am $10.00
8:00-8:55am $15.00
See Faith in person or call:
Cell: 469-1102
Home: 923-0160
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CONTRIBUTIONS
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(received through August 10, 2015)
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS FUND
In memory of Seymour Stiffman
In memory of Zulie Lerner
David & Patty Stiffman
Arthur & Susan Lerner
CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of Abraham Eisenstein
In memory of Seymour Stiffman
In honor of Cantor Jeffrey Shiovitz
Thank you to Cantor Shiovitz
Sylvia & Susan Eisenstein
David & Patty Stiffman
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Neider
Fred Weinstein & family
CARING COMMUNITY
In memory of Samuel Lazarus
In memory of Elinore Thaler
In memory of Reuben Sillman
Thank you for the Hamishpacha Luncheon's
In memory of Julius Sherman
In memory of Martin Glick
In memory of Mollie Glassberg
Best wishes and speedy recovery to Barbara Weiss
In memory of Dr. Clement Weinstein
In memory of Adele Heller
In memory of Anna Jablansky & Deborah Benowitz
In memory of Harriet Zabusky
In memory of Abraham Levine
In memory of Margaret Anschel
In memory of Ida Berger
In memory of Jack Rappaport
Ellen & Jack Freeman
Lauren Thaler
Arlene & Jay Neveloff
Irene & Elliott Bisgier
Selma Sherman
Shelley Glick
Iris & Joel Kazin
Ruth & Sam Papa
Gail Sider
Bob & Marilyn Margolies
Gail Sider
Rochelle & Marc Auslander
Roz Rappaport
Gail Sider
Ruth Jablansky
Gail Sider
Annleah Berger
Debbie & Elliott Barish
Annleah Berger
Roz Rappaport
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Nass
In memory of Frankel Lieberman
The Hentel Family
Stuart & Stacy Halper
In memory of Rita Weiss
ETZ CHAIM - TREE OF LIFE FUND
In memory of Sadie Weisstuch
In memory of Aaron Dank
In memory of Mildred Neider
Welcome to the world, Ariella!
In honor of Jeff & Ilene Calderon becoming Grandparents - Mazal Tov!
In memory of Laura Wollins
Donald N. Weisstuch
Barry & Laurie Dank and family
The Charney family
Helene & Adam Rude
Ryna & Naftali Lustig
Bryna & Michael Sweedler
Helene & Adam Rude
Helene & Adam Rude
Helene & Adam Rude
Andrew & Carole Kagan
IRA KESTENBAUM BEAUTIFICATION FUND
In memory of Jack Calderon
In memory of Ira Kestenbaum
In memory of Dr. Clement Weinstein
In memory of Rita Weiss
Ilene & Jeff Calderon
Ilene & Jeff Calderon
Debbie & Elliott Barish
Bruce & Malvina Browne
In honor of the birth of Ariella Feinstein
In memory of Rita Weiss
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JEFFREY DITTELMAN/ROBINOV CAMP RAMAH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Mazal Tov on the birth of Libby & Barry Spitzer's granddaughters,
Arya & Victoria
In memory of Mildred Neider
Speedy Recovery to Autumn Schutt
Mazal Tov on the birth of Carol & Tom Neuman's granddaughter,
Ava Felice
Mazal Tov on the birth of Elliott & Debbie Barish granddaughter,
Arielle Dani Feinstein
In memory of Dr. Clement Weinstein
In memory of Rita Weiss
In memory of Margaret Anschel
In memory of Ronald Raskin
In memory of Harriet Zabusky
Mazal Tov on the marriage of Phil & Ali Edelstein's daughter,
Marcy to Travis Perrotte
In memory of Muriel C. Diamond
Speedy Recovery to Debra Young
KIDDUSH FUND
In memory of Harvey Ginsberg
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Faye Dittelman & David Perelman
Ron & Lynn Hanover
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Faye Dittelman & David Perelman
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Faye Dittelman & David Perelman
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Sharon Dittelman
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
Rabbi Steven C. Kane and family
In memory of Seymour Stiffman
In memory of Rose Travin
In memory of Herbert Berger
In memory of Irving Neuberg
In memory of Mort Newburg
Samuel & Robin Ginsberg
Susan, Dan & Noah Ginsberg
David & Patty Stiffman
Sheldon Travin
Elaine and Evan Wetzler
Joel Neuberg
Patti Stiffman
MEMORIAL GARDEN FUND
In memory of Herbert Berger
In memory of Elinore Thaler
Annleah Berger
Lauren Thaler
MINYAN BREAKFAST FUND
In honor of Bob Davis' 25 years chairing the Ritual Committee
In memory of Rita Weiss
In memory of Manuel Brodsky
Joel & Iris Kazin
Debbie & Elliott Barish
Mara & Greg Mortman
MITZNER FAMILY SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FUND
In honor of the birth of Libby & Barry Spitzer's granddaughters,
Arya & Victoria
Helene & Adam Rude
ONEG
In honor of Aufruf of Skyler Berman & Stephanie Goldberg
Scott & Robyn Berman
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of Seymour Stiffman
Congratulations to Rabbi Kane
In honor of Rabbi Kane
Congratulations to Jeff & Ilene Calderon in honor of the birth of their
grandson, Gabriel
In memory of Rita Weiss
In honor of Rabbi kane, with our thanks and appreciation
Thank you to Rabbi Kane
David & Patty Stiffman
Ruth & Sam Papa
Nessim & Patricia Algranati
Seth & Marian Natter
Sylvia & Susan Eisenstein
Marcy Gray and Ella & Tal Mintz
Fred Weinstein & family
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In memory of Mort Newburg
RACHEL GREENSTEIN CHILDRENS RESOURCE LIBRARY FUND
In honor of Ava Felice Blaustein
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Patti Stiffman
Kathy & Len Levin
RHODA & MEL MILLER TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND
Thank you to Jolie & Doreen for all their help
Marsha Landesberg
STUDY IN ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In memory of Frankel Lieberman
Stuart & Stacy Halper
CSI APPRECIATES ALL DONATIONS!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE A CONTRIBUTION FORM FOR YOUR DONATIONS SO WE
MAY BE SURE THEY GO TO THE RIGHT FUND AND ARE NOT OVERLOOKED.
FORMS MAY BE FOUND IN EVERY BULLETIN, ON LINE, AND IN THE CSI OFFICE.
WE STRIVE TO LIST DONATIONS COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY. IF WE HAVE MISSED ANY,
SIMPLY LET US KNOW AND WE WILL MAKE A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT IMMEDIATELY!
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US MAKE SURE NO DONATIONS ARE MISSED!
Mazal Tov to:
Condolences to:
Get Well Wishes to:
Elliott & Debbie Barish on the birth of their granddaughter, Ariella
Dani Feinstein
Scott & Robin Berman on the aufruf of Hunter Berman
Andrew Rotter & Rhona Golubock on the Bar Mitzvah of their son,
Aaron
Kevin & Sonia Mathisson on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,
Rachel
Bob & Marilyn Margolies on the birth of their granddaughter,
Gavriel J. Margolies
Vivian Anschel-Weiss on the loss of her mother, Margaret Anschel
Bonnie Bromberg on the loss of her mother, Harriett Zabusky
Peter Diamond on the loss of his mother, Muriel C. Diamond
Arthur Krakowski on the loss of his brother, Mel Krakowski
Fred Weinstein on the loss of his father, Dr. Clement Weinstein
Matthew Weiss on the loss of his mother, Rita Weiss
Ann Studen, Debra Young
FIRST JUNIOR CONGREGATION
FIRST KADIMA SERVICE
A special learning service for Alef, Bet and Gimel
A special learning service for 6th and 7th graders
Saturday, September 26
Saturday, September 26
10:30-12:00 (Upstairs)
YES! SERVICE CREDIT IS GIVEN!
11:00-12:00
YES! SERVICE CREDIT IS GIVEN!
(put your service card in front of the box)
(put your service card behind the tab that says
“Shabbat Morning Attendance behind here”)
Service is led by Tamar Drucker
Service is led by Sheera Zuckerman
Future Junior Congregation Dates: Oct. 3; Nov. 7; Dec. 12; Future Kadima Service Dates: Oct. 3, 17; Nov. 7, 21; Dec.
5, 19; Feb. 27; Mar. 12; Apr. 9, May 14
Jan. 9, 30; Feb. 6, 27; Mar. 5, 12; Apr. 2, 16; May 7, 14
PLEASE REMEMBER that both Junior Congregation and Kadima Services take place on Shabbat. Children, as well
as anyone else coming inside the building on Shabbat, should be dressed appropriately. Shabbat is a “special”
and holy time, and children should wear “special” clothing. No sweatpants, jeans, sports uniforms, etc.
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Holiday Recipe Favorites Provided by Our Members
Ruth’s Brisket
From Ali Edelstein
3 to 4 lbs. brisket
1 (12 oz. can) beer
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup chili sauce
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 onion
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp. flour
Trim fat off of meat. Season with salt and pepper. Place brisket in 13x9x2 baking dish. Cover
brisket with sliced onion. In bowl, combine chili sauce, brown sugar, garlic and beer, then
pour over brisket. Cover brisket and bake at 350° for 3.5 hours. Uncover brisket and bake at
350° for 30 minutes.
Remove brisket from baking dish. Skim off fat. Blend flour and 1/2 cup water, then combine
with drippings in pan. Constantly stir over medium flame until thick. Let brisket sit, then slice
thinly and serve!
Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cake
From Marion Sader
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. cocoa (unsweetened)
1 cup (or a bit less) applesauce
1 tsp. baking soda
1 egg
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup melted margarine (or butter, if it’s a dairy meal)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (I use semi-sweet Ghirardelli)
Sift flour, cocoa, soda, and sugar into a large bowl
Combine margarine (butter), egg, vanllla, and applesauce in a medium bowl.
Beat until blended. Add this to dry ingredients and stir all until mixed.
Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
Pour batter into a greased 8 or 9 inch square pan.
Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean
Let cool in pan on rack
Good served with raspberry/vanilla yogurt or ice cream.
Serves 8 or 9.
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Wine Biscuits
From Faye Dittelman
1 cup red wine
3/4 cups sugar
5 cups flour
1 Tbsp. water
1 cup oil
4 tsp baking power
1 egg yolk
Mix red wine, oil and sugar in an electric mixer.
Add baking powder with flour. Mix well.
Take a spoonful of dough at a time and roll it into a snake and coil.
Place cookies on two large ungreased cookie sheets.
Glaze with beaten egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon of water.
Bake at 375-400 degrees for 20-25 minutes then turn off oven but do not open the oven door.
Leave cookies in the oven over night to dry out.
Store in a tin. These keep very well for weeks.
These are a hit. They make a great gift. They stay fresh forever so it is handy to have them in
case someone drops in. They are FUN to make especially with kids because the dough feels
better than Play Dough. Enjoy.
Claremont Salad
From Faye Dittelman
Cut up cabbage, green pepper, cucumber, and carrots.
Dress with equal parts of vinegar, sugar, and oil.
IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL IN YOUR HOLIDAY
RECIPE BOX THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE?
IT’S NOT TOO LATE….SEND IT AT ANY TIME.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE IT!
jolie@csibriarcliff.org
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Dittelman Rice
From Faye Dittelman
Melt 1 or 2 sticks margarine in large pot
Add 6 handfuls of fine egg noodles. 4T Sesame seeds, 1 chopped onion
Cook above for 8-10 minutes, covered
Add 5 cups boiling water, 4 bullion cubes, 2 cups raw rice (I used brown Basmati rice)
Cook for one hour on top of stove
Serves 10.
This reheats very well in the pot and may be made ahead of time.
Neiman-Marcus Cookies (Recipe may be halved)
From Faye Dittelman
2 cups butter
24 oz.chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. soda
2 cups sugar
1 - 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
4 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
5 cups blended oatmeal
2 tsp. vanilla
Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars.
Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda.
Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts.
Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
Makes 112 cookies.
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
From Faye Dittelman
In a double boiler: Add ¾ cup milk, 1 packet plain gelatin, warm till dissolved.
Add 1 cup brown sugar, 1/1/3 c pumpkin, 1/2/ t salt, allspice, ¼ t ginger, 1 1/2 t cinnamon, 3 egg
yolks (reserve egg whites)
Cook, stirring often until very thick, ~10 minutes. Cool ~ 20 minutes until almost set (put in
refrigerator or add ice to double boiler)
Beat egg whites with 6 Tbl sugar until firm
Fold in pumpkin mixture and put into graham cracker crust
Cool
Garnish w/ whipped cream
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SEPTEMBER B’NAI MITZVAH
September 5
September 26
HI! My name is Aaron Rotter. I live in Briarcliff Manor
with my mom Rhona, my dad Andrew, my 2 brothers
Matt and Ethan and my cat Casey. I am excited that
my bar mitzvah is coming up on September 5, 2015.
Hi, my name is Rachel Mathisson. On September
26th, 2015, I will be called to the Torah to become a
Bat Mitzvah. I live in Millwood with my parents Sonia
and Kevin, my older brother Josh, and my younger
th
th
I will be starting 8 grade at Briarcliff Middle School in sister Alyssa. I’m currently an 8 grader at Seven
September. At school, my favorite subjects are math, Bridges Middle School where I am on the track team. I
gym, social studies and French. At school I play on the also participate in both the Band and Wood Ensemble
playing flute and piccolo. In addition, I play piano and
modified basketball and baseball teams. I also play
take part in the NYSSMA (New York State Music Asviolin in the Middle School Orchestra. Outside of
soc). Since Kindergarten, I have participated in AYSO
school, I play travel basketball, soccer, and I just finsoccer league, learning skills and the importance of
ished my last year of Little League where I was my
teamwork. For the last four years, I have been my
team’s captain. We won the championship!
team’s goal keeper, where I am one of the team’s
For my bar mitzvah project, I raised funds for Jewish leaders.
National Fund’s Project: Baseball. Jewish National
Fund's Project: Baseball is a program that fosters the I have attended CSI since the 2’s in preschool. Two
years ago, my family and I went on a congregationgrowth of baseball in Israel, where there is a rise in
sponsored trip to Israel, where my brother became a
fans and players but a shortage of adequate resources. Project: Baseball involves building state-of- Bar Mitzvah at the Wall. There I learned more about
my Jewish identity and the history of the Jewish peothe-art baseball and softball fields throughout the
country, as well as teaching the fundamentals of the ple. During the summers, I attend Eisner Camp- a
game to Israeli youth through little leagues, summer Jewish camp in Great Barrington, MA. This past May I
camps and clinics. I held a charity softball game – par- graduated CSI religious school and am looking forward
ents vs. kids – and raised over $1800 for JNF Project: to continuing my Jewish education in Hebrew High
School.
Baseball!
During the last school year, I went to Neighbors Link
I want to thank Roni Shapiro, Cantor Shiovitz, Rabbi
Kane, Ellen, all of my Hebrew School teachers and my in Mt. Kisco with my girl scout troop. Neighbors Link
is a place where local immigrants can come and learn
family and friends for helping me to reach this mileabout living in United States, and get assistance findstone.
ing work. It is a place where kids can be taken care of
while their parents attend classes there. For my Bat
Mitzvah project, I will be helping watch the children of
Next HaMishpacha Luncheon
these parents, so they know their kids are safe while
Tuesday, October 13, 12:30 p.m. they are educated about living here. I enjoy spending
time with children, so I believe this will be an enjoyable experience for both of us (the kids and I).
More details to follow!
For more information, please call
Cantor Jeffrey Shiovitz at 923-0175.
GREET OLD FRIENDS,
MEET NEW ONES!
I’d like to thank Roni Ben-Shapiro, Cantor Shiovitz,
Rabbi Kane and ALL my nursery school and religious
school teachers for helping me reach this milestone. I
would also like to thank my family for all their support
throughout this process.
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BULLETIN ADVERTISING
CSI bulletin advertising procedures:
 All CSI Bulletin advertisers can place COLOR ads. This will give our sponsors the opportunity to publish
eye-catching ads that will pop off the pages.
 The on-line bulletin posted on CSI’s website now includes advertisements!
CSI’s monthly bulletins reach over 600 local homes and businesses and is posted on our public website. If
you shop at an advertiser from our bulletin, please remember to tell them that you saw their ad in the CSI
bulletin!
Are you interested in placing an ad of your own? Do you know of a local business you frequent or a new
store in town which you think would benefit from placing an ad with us? Jolie Levy, our Bulletin Editor, will
be glad to answer any questions and send you the ad rates. Jolie may be reached at 762-2700 or by emailing
jolie@csibriarcliff.org. Our local businesses need our support.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS.
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YOUR AD
CAN BE HERE!
CONTACT JOLIE LEVY:
jolie@csibriarcliff.org.
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CSI Website Photographer
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